Q. Fabius Rullianus and the Etruscan War from 311-308 B.C.
Q. Fabius Rullianus and the Etruscan War from 311-308 B.C.

Summary/Abstract: Even if some of the episodes of the Etruscan war from 311-308 B.C. may be uncertain, the general lines of the conflict can be traced in the narrations of Livy and Diodorus. Between 311 and 310 B.C. the Roman and the Etruscan troops fought undecisively in the proximity of the colony of Sutrium. In 309 B.C., Q. Fabius Rullianus made use of a brilliant strategy, which, in the end, brought the Roman victory. A Roman division remained near Sutrium, threatening the South of Etruria. The strongest Roman army, under the command of Q. Fabius Rullianus, marched to Umbria, succeeding to arrive in Northern Etruria, through a flank manoeuvre. By this strategy, the Roman commander managed to divide the enemy troops, thus weakening them. Fabius Rullianus' plan had remarkable results. In the same year, 309 B.C., the Etruscan armies were defeated at Sutrium and, in a decisive battle, near Perusia. After that battle, Arretium, Cortona and Perusia signed a truce for 30 years. In 308 B.C., some other Etruscan cities, which were under arms, gave up. Tarquinii concluded a truce for 40 years, while some other cities received a separate act, valid for only one year.

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